Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1887-11-29

the remainder of his life.
The Examiner:-Good, respectable
old Grevy is. to the venerable mind of
the Bulletin, ''the sblest and best man
that the Freuch Republic ever had as
President" The ghost of Theirs may
console itself by rejecting upon the
proverb about living donkeys and dead
lions.
Mrs. Quick, teacher at Fresno, CAL,
punished pupil by putting a strap
around his neck and drawing it tight
She was arrested, fined $40 and had to
resign her school. Being rather too
quick in her movements she had to be
restrained by the application of $50
brake.
Kentucky State Journal:-By golly
some girls think they can have anything
they wish. A few days ago a Newport
girl wanted her pap to cut hole in the
back of the family church pew big
enough for her hustle to go through,
so she wouldn't smash it when sitting
down.
Nathaniel Hawthorne, the great
romancist and master of style, spelled
his name "Hathorn" when he was in
Bowdoin College. It is 80 printed in
thu coll ge catalogues. The lste E. B.
Washburne spelled his name with an Q,
but "Washburn" was name enough for
his fathers and brothers.
Boston Globe:-How Brother Blaine
would delight to slaughter Hon. Roscoe
Conkling if the turkey gobbler of Utica
should happen to be the Republican
candidate for President next year!
Brother Blaine has not forgotten Ros-
GOES little knife act in 1884 and would
cheerfully return the compliment. a..
| Eureka Observation-Disclosures the
star OF empire takes its way" The
passenger cars Of the Central Pacific
Bail road Company in every train going
west are jammed with people bound for
California. The freight traffic is enor-
NOUS. aud to meet the growing require
ments the company. are about to add
ten new and powerful locomotives to
their rolling stock ON the Ogden divis-
ion. .-...... {.
A boy named McCutehen, 16 years Of
age, was hanged by mob near Oak.
dale. California, last Saturday. Numer-
GUS incendiary fires have occurred in
Tho vicinity recently, and last Friday
night young McCutchen was caught IN
the act OF setting fire to barn. He was
arrested and hell to answer, but on his
way to Modesto in charge Of a Consta-
bic he Yves taken from the officer by q
mob and suspended az above stated.
It takes Hindoo twelve days to cut
an acre of grain by the primitive meth
cd he employs. With small, curved
llade he sewers the stalks by handfuls
as he squats upon his herla. The wages
Of harvester are said to be about 80
cents per week, without board. These
people will have nothing to do with the
modern threshing machine. They pre-.
fer the "bloosa." or trsmping process.
They clean the grain by the aid Of the
| wind.
st Paul Globe:--The subject Of hu-
man greatness was touched upon in
Sunday-school clnss, and the teacher
hptly illustrated by reference TO the
President. Then che made the applt.
cation. CHOW, children, great as the
President is-wise and al that; as much
as he is loved and honored, there is
one we should love and honor far above
the President Of this great country. Do
you know who that is2 The teacher
paused sol.nenly aud rsversntly for an
answer. And she got IL. Not from
: ono, or two, or three of the class; but in
concert, and instantaneously every little
boy and girl shouted out, "Mrs. Glove